Hedgehog gag wins top prize

A one-liner from comedian Dan Antopolski won the £1,000 prize for the funniest joke at this year's Edinburgh Fringe festival.

The previously Perrier Award-nominated artist's gag about hedgehogs topped the public vote, leading the 27-joke shortlist picked by nine comedy critics for TV channel Dave.

Antopolski's joke from his 'Silent But Deadly' show was: "Hedgehogs. Why can't they just share the hedge?"

He said: "I'm delighted to get the prize. Although I have won things before at the Fringe, this definitely means the most to me and that it should unite my loves of hedgehogs, comedy and Dave makes this prize very special."

Paddy Lennox finished second with: "I was watching the London Marathon and saw one runner dressed as a chicken and another runner dressed as an egg. I thought, 'This could be interesting'."

Third place was awarded to Sarah Millican's: "I had my boobs measured and bought a new bra. Now I call them Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes because they're up where they belong."